Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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34(5): 475-8, set.-out. 1992.
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
Listeriosis is a not uncommon infection in humans, usually associated with immunodeficient states and with newborns. However, relatively few cases have been reported in HIV-infected patients. This scarcity of reported cases has aroused interest in the association of listeriosis and AIDS. In this paper we present a case of meningitis and septicemia caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a female patient with AIDS. A review of recent medical literature indicates that association of listeriosis and AIDS may be more common than it seems. Recent research in host-parasite interaction in listerial infection suggests an important role for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and for integralin, a bacterial protein, in modulating listerial disease in AIDS patients. Inadequate diagnosis may be in part responsible for the scarcity of reports
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Sujet Principal:
VIH-1 (Virus de l'Immunodéficience Humaine de type 1)
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Infections opportunistes liées au SIDA
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Sepsie
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Méningite à Listeria
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
Année:
1992
Type:
Article
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